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Rep. Nancy Mace: The kids aren't alright -- open schools, now. I'm a mom, I know how bad this is for students

Nearly a year after COVID, many of our kids remain at home with no other option but virtual school and the consequences are staggering.

Jason Rantz: Sharing Seattle's drug-policy pain – this legalization plan will hurt Washington state, nation

Seattle’s permissive drug policies ravaged the city and devastated an already vulnerable homeless population. It led to more crime and killed an alarming number of people. But now it may go statewide if Democrats get their way.

OWN host Dr. Laura Berman warns parents about opioid crisis following teen son's apparent fentanyl overdose

Relationship expert and OWN TV host Dr. Laura Berman is issuing a warning to parents of adolescents about the alarming and growing rate of opioid-related deaths in America, just days after she discovered her teenage son dead of an apparent overdose.

Jeffrey Epstein fund abruptly halts payouts to victims

A fund set up to provide money to scores of women who say they were abused by financier Jeffrey Epstein when they were as young as 14 has abruptly suspended payouts over uncertain funding, an action the Virgin Islands attorney general blamed Thursday on Epstein’s estate as she moved to freeze its assets.

Alcohol-related deaths reach record levels in United Kingdom amid coronavirus pandemic

The United Kingdom experienced a record high of alcohol-related deaths amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Capitol riot put police suicides on display, but officers need more mental health resources: Retired sergeant

In the wake of a riot at the U.S. Capitol, the suicides of two Washington police officers and the slayings of a pair of FBI agents attempting to serve a warrant in Florida, issues about the health and safety of American police officers have been getting some attention.

Chicago-area father speaks out after son's suicide, says lockdowns 'devastating' for young people

Chris Buckner, whose son Dylan Buckner committed suicide in January, told "Fox & Friends" on Wednesday that the stress caused by Chicago‘s coronavirus restrictions, including school closures and the inability to participate in school sports, "contributed" to his son’s death.

Oregon measure to decriminalize hard drugs goes into effect

The state also reclassified possession of moderate amounts of drugs to misdemeanors.

Macklemore says rehab saved his life: 'I was about to die'

Grammy-winning rapper Macklemore opened up about his rehab experience, saying he would be "dead" had he not gone.

Mother of teen who committed suicide ‘because of COVID isolation' sues Illinois governor

An Illinois mother of a teenager who killed himself during the coronavirus pandemic is suing Gov. JB Pritzker over COVID-19 restrictions telling “The Faulkner Focus” on Thursday, “My son died because of COVID isolation.”